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HEAVY PERIODS (MENORRHAGIA)

Heavy periods are deﬁned as those with profuse bleeding, or ﬂooding, which quickly soaks through any sanitary protection and may include large clots of blood, or bleeding that continues for more than seven days. They may be due to pelvic infection, hormonal imbalance, ﬁbroids , endometriosis (formation of cysts in the pelvic cavity from bleeding fragments of uterus lining), stress, overwork, or approaching menopause . The use of intrauterine devices can also increase menstrual blood ﬂow.

CAUTION If your menstrual cycle is regular but the ﬂow is heavier than usual or exhibits some other change, consult a doctor. If you have had sexual intercourse regularly and a period is late and heavier than usual, see a doctor within 12 hours.